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Lakland Owners Group #69

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Just received the new 55-02, and looks like i too have an off-center installed bridge :/

No it is not a perspective effect. Yes it would have bothered me much. So i will return it.

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Apparently I forgot to post a picture here of the 55-60 Classic I got about a month ago.
Got it off the classifieds here. Too good a price to pass up.
I bought it from the original owner that got it 6 months ago.
Great bass!!. Really lightweight. Plays great.
I'm trying to get comfortable on a 5'er again after playing 4's for the last 5 years.
Hope to add another US Lakland to the stable next week 🤞

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Gecko 5 said:
Apparently I forgot to post a picture here of the 55-60 Classic I got about a month ago.
Got it off the classifieds here. Too good a price to pass up.
I bought it from the original owner that got it 6 months ago.
Great bass!!. Really lightweight. Plays great.
I'm trying to get comfortable on a 5'er again after playing 4's for the last 5 years.
Hope to add another US Lakland to the stable next week 🤞

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That's an awesome one John!
 
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Gecko 5 said:
Apparently I forgot to post a picture here of the 55-60 Classic I got about a month ago.
Got it off the classifieds here. Too good a price to pass up.
I bought it from the original owner that got it 6 months ago.
Great bass!!. Really lightweight. Plays great.
I'm trying to get comfortable on a 5'er again after playing 4's for the last 5 years.
Hope to add another US Lakland to the stable next week 🤞
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Whoa! Love shoreline gold. Looks great. You'll get it back, just keep playing and avoid picking up a four for a while.
 
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Well....I'm afraid I'm back out of the LOG.....just something with the 55-02 didn't do it for me so I sold it this past week. Should have stuck with my initial feeling to go with either a DJ5 or a 55-60 but what can you do! I'll get another Lakland again someday. Keep rockin' and I will definitely be hanging around here to see what everyone is up to.
 
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jjk2007 said:
Well....I'm afraid I'm back out of the LOG.....just something with the 55-02 didn't do it for me so I sold it this past week. Should have stuck with my initial feeling to go with either a DJ5 or a 55-60 but what can you do! I'll get another Lakland again someday. Keep rockin' and I will definitely be hanging around here to see what everyone is up to.
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You'll be back... Eventually. 😄
 
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jjk2007 said:
Well....I'm afraid I'm back out of the LOG.....just something with the 55-02 didn't do it for me so I sold it this past week. Should have stuck with my initial feeling to go with either a DJ5 or a 55-60 but what can you do! I'll get another Lakland again someday. Keep rockin' and I will definitely be hanging around here to see what everyone is up to.
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If you liked the playability but couldn't bond with the tone and setup, I'd highly recommend the DJ5 if you want to get back to a Lakland. Sure you could get a 55-60 but something about the body shape of the DJ5 just felt really nice and comfortable. I used to have one but only sold it due to the weight. So if you find a light one (≤ 9 lbs), jump on it or at least strongly consider it.
 
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Z-Bass said:
If you liked the playability but couldn't bond with the tone and setup, I'd highly recommend the DJ5 if you want to get back to a Lakland. Sure you could get a 55-60 but something about the body shape of the DJ5 just felt really nice and comfortable. I used to have one but only sold it due to the weight. So if you find a light one (≤ 9 lbs), jump on it or at least strongly consider it.
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I bought a DJ5 about 10 years ago that was great on weight and playability but developed an issue with the neck. I had several other basses at the time so it just kind of got left sitting in the gear closet. I eventually pulled it out and took it to a luthier friend who got it back into playable condition but it always kind of bugged me so I ended up selling it on the cheap. The guy who bought it played it for a while and then he ended up selling it. It was somewhere in the mid 9 pound range and totally fit the bill for me before the neck issues so I'd for sure rock one again!
 
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Ach said:
Just received the new 55-02, and looks like i too have an off-center installed bridge :/

No it is not a perspective effect. Yes it would have bothered me much. So i will return it.

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That's disappointing man, hope you can exchange it for one that makes you smile - I've had 3 different 55-02s over time (2020-2025), all of which were fantastic and without issue - let us know how you make out!
 
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Ric Vice said:
Not even the best Quality Control catches everything. If I were in your situation (which I'm not) I'd want to know that re-centering the bridge would
block the string ferrules preventing the through body string option. I think I'd wan't a new one rather than mess with that.
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The holes would definitely have to be sealed and then re-drilled.

And I agree with you. A new one is probably the best option. And I'm sure Lakland will Make this right. They always do.
 
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JB Player said:
That's disappointing man, hope you can exchange it for one that makes you smile - I've had 3 different 55-02s over time (2020-2025), all of which were fantastic and without issue - let us know how you make out!
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That's part of the plan, I already had option B in mind while ordering this one.

My plan B is a cherry satin sunburst 55-02 with a roasted maple neck. I have tested it on person and it has no flaws besides a tiny scratch on the nut and a minor dead note on the G string at 7th fret (a common thing in fender-like basses).
 
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Ach said:
That's part of the plan, I already had option B in mind while ordering this one.

My plan B is a cherry satin sunburst 55-02 with a roasted maple neck. I have tested it on person and it has no flaws besides a tiny scratch on the nut and a minor dead note on the G string at 7th fret (a common thing in fender-like basses).
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Ah, those lovely dead notes. I think it’s more of a 34” scale thing, not a Fender style thing (I have no real experience with a 35” scale bass). I have had basses with all sorts of neck construction (flatsawn, flatsawn with graphite rods, quartersawn with graphite rods, and roasted flatsawn). I have yet to own a 34” scale bass without at least the hint of a dead note on the G string, usually around D flat to E flat. Some are worse than others. I had a US G&L that I had to move on because the D was so dead, it would turn to a harmonic within a fraction of a beat. That said, a Fat Finger (now made by Fender) does the trick and moves the dead note to something outside of the range of the instrument. I took a huge deep dive on this topic about 5 years ago when I thought it could be solved on my G&L. Luckily it is minimal on my Lākland. And, it’s one major reason I hate buying without playing first (but I still have done it from time to time).
 
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I was an Ibanez and Fender player prior to discovering Lakkies - I didn't like the string spacing, action (hard to get lowered to my preference), often uneven frets and dead spots - that and I couldn't get the output I wanted out of my fender jazz basses, mostly Pro series. The nail in the coffin was the consistent dead spots on my fenders, a bugger when recording for film projects - when I got my first Lakland a 2020 55-02 deluxe honey burst with maple fretboard, I was stunned - the action, feel, clean punch and no dead spots. I was sold. Outside of 1 out of 8 lakkies over the years, I have had nothing but same results on all my skylines and now 2 USAs. The 1 exception was a 2021 44-02 deluxe with a roasted neck, no dead spots but the truss rod was inoperable - my local lakland dealer called Lakland, they replaced the neck. That bass sounded amazing, but was so heavy! :)
 
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Gecko 5 said:
Apparently I forgot to post a picture here of the 55-60 Classic I got about a month ago.
Got it off the classifieds here. Too good a price to pass up.
I bought it from the original owner that got it 6 months ago.
Great bass!!. Really lightweight. Plays great.
I'm trying to get comfortable on a 5'er again after playing 4's for the last 5 years.
Hope to add another US Lakland to the stable next week 🤞

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I'm glad you're enjoying the bass.. It was one if the nicest 55-60's I've ever owned, but I just can't handle 35" scale anymore..
 
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JB Player said:
I was an Ibanez and Fender player prior to discovering Lakkies - I didn't like the string spacing, action (hard to get lowered to my preference), often uneven frets and dead spots - that and I couldn't get the output I wanted out of my fender jazz basses, mostly Pro series. The nail in the coffin was the consistent dead spots on my fenders, a bugger when recording for film projects - when I got my first Lakland a 2020 55-02 deluxe honey burst with maple fretboard, I was stunned - the action, feel, clean punch and no dead spots. I was sold. Outside of 1 out of 8 lakkies over the years, I have had nothing but same results on all my skylines and now 2 USAs. The 1 exception was a 2021 44-02 deluxe with a roasted neck, no dead spots but the truss rod was inoperable - my local lakland dealer called Lakland, they replaced the neck. That bass sounded amazing, but was so heavy! :)
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Damn I am about to buy a 55-02 with a roasted maple neck (2023). I hope it doesn't have the trussrod adjustment issues.
 

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